supercharged

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But DeWitt Clinton’s visionary Erie Canal of 1825—a then-363-mile route from the namesake lake to the Hudson River—not only supercharged the city, but opened up new markets for Midwest farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The 2008-09 financial crisis was supercharged by capital that needed to exit the moment things got uncomfortable.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Then, during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, demand for single-use plastics in personal protective gear supercharged demand for virgin plastics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Pollock's fame has been supercharged by viral moments.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Like I said before, I hadn’t exactly been taking notes, but all of a sudden the atmosphere was supercharged and from here on in the sermon got fairly hard to forget.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx